花台

花臺
huātái
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 flower bed
  2. 2 raised flower terrace
  3. 3 flower stand

Examples

Yuànzi zhōngjiān yǒu yí ge yuánxíng de huātái.
There's a round flower bed in the middle of the courtyard.
Tā zài huātái shàng zhòngle jǐ zhū yuèjì.
He planted a few rose bushes on the flower terrace.

Tips

memory
(huā) 'flower' + (tái) 'platform/terrace' — a raised brick or stone platform for planting flowers, typical of traditional courtyards (四合院 sìhéyuàn) and parks.
history
In classical literature 花台 was also a euphemism for a brothel — a 'flower platform' as a metaphor for a place of pleasure women. This sense is archaic and won't come up in modern usage.

Stroke Order

huā
tái